Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 12.90
The Collected Dust Shows the Work
“The Lord then told the devotees, “I can tell how much you have labored and how well you have cleansed the temple simply by seeing all the straw and dust you have collected outside.””
What the purport teaches
- The Lord told the devotees that their collected straw and dust showed how much they had labored.
- He could also judge how well they had cleansed the temple by seeing what they had removed.
- The straw and dust gathered outside were visible evidence of their cleaning.
Try this today
Clean one small space and check what you removed before disposing of it.
Ask yourself
When you finish cleaning, what shows you that the work has been done well?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.